Aside from a gift of a hundred dollars or so from one of Aarons’ aunts, the couple met the entire cost of the expedition out of their own pockets. Many people sponsored the couple by donating money to three charities they chose to support. They raised around $3,000, all of which was donated to the charities: Lomond Mountain Rescue Team, Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland, give.water.org (UNICEF).

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